It’s uncommon for our group to visit the same shop two weeks in a row, but H was so excited about this new shop in outer NE Gateway, an area we’ve yet to visit these past six years, that he encouraged G to visit it with him.

As stated last week, the owners have managed to create quite a homey ambiance, an environment that invites residents to come hang out, to relax in a comfortable setting, to forget their woes, to create community.

Today’s discussion topics centered mostly on their preparations for an early August backpacking trip to the Trinity Mountains in N California, where they’ll join friends from Virginia and California.  Needed preparations include food for seven and each of their dietary preferences –  which G is in charge of – transportation, and their own conditioning.   Thankfully after last year’s challenging trip, G’s cardiologist discovered that his prostate and heart medications most likely clashed with each other, leaving him feeling woozy.  The thought of not being able to backpack again, losing such an important component of his life, was worrisome, and thankfully now should be able to be in the back country without that wooziness.

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